30 rescued after boat capsized

ALL 30 people on board an Indonesian-registered vessel were rescued after it capsized in waters northeast of Pedra Branca, within Singapore’s maritime search and rescue region, autho­rities said.

In a statement, the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore said the Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre Singapore received an alert at 7.20am local time on Monday from a Hong Kong-registered containership reporting the incident.

A Liberia-registered bulk carrier was directed to the scene and successfully rescued all 30 individuals from the water yesterday.

The rescued persons are expec­ted to be disembarked in Batam, Indonesia. — Xinhua